Attended FOSS Seminar on Python Programming languages at my college, damn it got held in cozy interiors of CSE System Software Lab Halls. After several months break, did some bad coding today. Very rusty and full of errors. One thing professional coders don’t realize is that for part time coders, very often we have to relearn the language every time we code because of the breaks – we just don’t have things at our fingertips. But it is satisfying – far better fun than lug politics and flame wars (although those are kinder amusing at times)
Just back from attending a student conference on FOSS at the College I found myself in a panel all day long sandwiched between many familiar guys and I had heard about this cult, but frankly didn’t believe what I had heard. I now believe it. All nice guys, have made and are making contribution to FOSS code,including logic as a devloper, and learned, well read and well versed on current issues in foss – but on the subject of their cult and of their high priest – totally unreasoning fanatics. Perhaps we could live up to their ideals – even that is doubtful. Had to do a lot of damage control, reassuring all that these guys are a small minority and an exception to the rule as far as the foss community is concerned.
LDTP Programmers around the university had seemed a good time hanging around our college. All Linux Desktop Testing Projects seem damn a easy task in visuals, but as logic says no program is as simple as in ‘Hello World’.
Series of Python tutorials, starting from the very basics of Python programming and then covering topics like Python application in Web Development, GUI development with Python, System side applications of Python, etc. damn it was as simple as basic study on Object oriented programming stuffs,I just really was awed to see the LDTP testing in progress and I soon got lurked way out clutching a free Ubuntu OS (both the live and the Install ones) disk logic had got shipped for us. Bless him and hope the cds would work as I am booting out via RedHat Fedora Version 5 Edition.
Some interesting facts we got to say among our geeks surely crept on for a government’s addiction on Linux too. Just came to know about ELCOT (in Tamil Nadu) is the government branch for procurement of all hardware and software used by the government. Heard that the new MD, who sometimes sports a Linux T-shirt – he now has a cool Ubuntu one too, is a Linux fan.
Damn one got really know the facts as those who opt for open office instead of Microsoft office get their 15-inch monitor upgraded to a 15 inch TFT with the money saved, and those who opt for single boot Linux get a 17-inch TFT. All peripherals supplied must be Linux compatible and come with separate Linux drivers from the manufacturers.
Regards to servers, all must be Linux unless the supplier supplies an OS that he can prove is superior to Linux. Microsoft servers will be procured as long as they are supplied at the same price as the Linux ones. (that is the same price as Fedora or Debian/Ubuntu). For all non-mission critical applications, postgresql will be preferred to oracle (they are yet to identify a single mission critical application).
Skill set for programmers to be recruited is Java/Oacle or Php/Postgresql. Thought to walk in and meet some IAS guys, as they keep an open office, as said by some jack whose name I just can’t recall. So all-future government machines are damn sure to be dual-boot ones – M$ starter edition and RedHat/SusE…Hope it rocks
